Rip out the guts and leave it on the wall pretending to be functional?
Of course, I don't have any dependents to worry about, but as far as I'm concerned, I'll take asphyxiation over having to deal with the gorram nagging beepers. (See also: smoke alarms.)
Computers: Amiga 1200, DEC VAXStation 4000/60, DEC MicroPDP-11/73
Synthesizers: Roland JX-10/SH-09/MT-32/D-50, Yamaha DX7-II/V50/TX7/TG33/FB-01, Korg MS-20 Mini/ARP Odyssey/DW-8000/X5DR, Ensoniq SQ-80, E-mu Proteus/2, Moog Satellite, Oberheim SEM
"'Legacy code' often differs from its suggested alternative by actually working and scaling." - Bjarne Stroustrup
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